Museum

U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center

Performing Arts
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9/26

Swing Time -- The Musical!

Set in a World War II era radio studio, the musical revue features a group of friends working together to put on a big band war bond drive. At the Burke Theater.U.S. Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center
701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington,
DC

Museum

National Archives and Records Administration

Exhibit
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Through 1/10/16

Spirited Republic: Alcohol in American History

This exhibit features artifacts and memorabilia that reflect the role alcoholic beverages have played in U.S. history. National Archives and Records Administration
Constitution Avenue between Seventh and Ninth streets NW,
Washington,
DC
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202-357-5000

National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution

Miscellaneous Event
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1/14/16

To the Mountaintop: The Words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In honor of the civil rights leader, actor Xavier Carnegie performs a program of selections from King's speeches. The all-ages program incorporates live performance, sound clips, photographs and video footage. National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution
14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
Washington,
DC
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202-633-1000

Exhibit
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8/3 - 12/7

Patrick F. Taylor Foundation Object Project

The almost-4,000-square-foot exhibition space allows visitors to learn how new technologies, such as bicycles and electric refrigerators, and social changes affected each other and influenced American life.
National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution
14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
Washington,
DC
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202-633-1000

Exhibit
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8/3 - 12/7

The Value of Money

A display of more than 400 objects from the National Numismatics Collection, including a personal check signed in 1813 by President James Madison, presented in the new Gallery of Numismatics.National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution
14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
Washington,
DC
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202-633-1000

Miscellaneous Event
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Through 12/12

New Display: Japanese American Nisei Congressional Gold Medal

The museum will display the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service veterans by the U.S. Congress Nov. 2, 2011.
National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution
14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
Washington,
DC
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202-633-1000

Exhibit
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Through 10/25

'Hear My Voice': Alexander Graham Bell and the Origins of Recorded Sound

Exploring Bell's role in developing sound recording at his Volta Laboratory in Washington, this exhibition features documents, recordings, laboratory notes and an apparatus from the laboratory from the 1880s.National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution
14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
Washington,
DC
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202-633-1000

Miscellaneous Location

Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Bldg.

Exhibit
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Through 5/1/16

Out of the Ashes: A New Library for Congress and the Nation

In honor of the 200th anniversary of the acquisition of Thomas Jefferson's 6,487-volume library, eight items, including Jefferson's inventory list, are displayed. At the Jefferson Building.Library of Congress - Thomas Jefferson Bldg.
10 First St. SE,
Washington,
DC
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202-707-9779